SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



103 



together on his feet. They were then put 

 into rotatory motion, and turned with such 

 violence, that one of the lads fainted : this 

 put an end to the exhibition, which was at- 

 tended by some of the first people in the place, 

 who provided their own seats, though some 

 families had only a mat spread for them on 

 the ground. 



Ices, dulces, &c, were served during the 

 time of exhibition, and the place was illumi- 

 nated by two fires of candle-wood, raised 

 about seven feet from the ground. 



The company seemed highly delighted, and 

 the behaviour of the lower classes was very 

 orderly, although there was no lack of mirth, 

 as the Indian who enacted the clown per- 

 formed his part in a manner that would not 

 have disgraced Grimaldi himself. His comical 

 remarks excited the most boisterous merri- 

 ment, in which I was obliged to join, though 

 at my own expense, for he made several 



